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Yonkers Raceway hosted two $36,000 twin co-feature Open Paces Monday (June 12) and the harness racing favorites in both divisions were the winners. In the 9th race co-feature, the rainy weather conditions worsened, and the track was changed to sloppy with a two-second allowance by the Judges. It was an early battle for control of
Ron Burke trainees took top honours in the pair of $35,000 eliminations for the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup, a race for pacing four-year-olds, on Sunday night (May 14) at Flamboro Downs with Birthday and Bythemissal taking victories.
The second edition of the Charles Juravinski Memorial Cup has attracted 15 of the sport's top four-year-old pacers that will face off in a pair of $35,000 eliminations on Sunday, May 14 at Flamboro Downs. The $260,000 estimated final will be contested the following Sunday, May 21.
Longshot Hellabalou pulled off a 47-1 upset in the $511,000 MGM Borgata Pacing Series final on Monday night at MGM Yonkers Raceway, rallying up the inside in the lane after yielding to sit in the pocket early. The final time for the Joe Bongiorno-driven, Ron Burke-trained horse was 1:50.3.
Lochinvar Art A, Hellabalou, Leonidas A, and Idealsomemagic A emerged victorious from the four $50,000 divisions of the opening round of the MGM Borgata Pacing Series for free-for-allers on Monday night (March 20) at MGM Yonkers Raceway.